Over the last few years, Collider has hosted a lot of cool screenings at ArcLight Cinemas and IMAX HQ. We’ve had some of the biggest filmmakers do extended Q&As and answer tons of fan questions. So when I say we’re about to host one of the biggest screenings we’ve ever done, you know it has to be special.
Next week, on December 17th at ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood at 7pm, Collider is partnering up with Universal Pictures and ArcLight for an early screening of one of the year’s best films,1917,and after the screening ends we will have directorSam Mendes, cinematographerRoger Deakins, and editorLee Smithfor our Q&A! As a huge fan of all of their work, I couldn’t be more excited to host this event.
If you haven’t seen the trailers,1917starsDean-Charles ChapmanandGeorge MacKayas two young soldiers fighting in World War I who are tasked with getting important information about an impending and catastrophic attack on British forces in the right hands across enemy lines. However, in an effort to tell the story in a unique way, the filmmakers designed1917to take place without any cuts. So from the moment the film starts until the final frame, you’re in the heart of World War I and will have a completely different appreciation of what soldiers go through in war.
Everything about this movie isexceptionallymade, from the performances by all the actors to the way the film puts you on the front lines of war.1917is a stunning cinematic achievement and one of the greatest war films I’ve ever seen. I cannot recommend this film enough.1917also starsColin Firth,Benedict Cumberbatch,Andrew Scott,Mark Strong, andRichard Madden. For more on the film, Irecommend reading Matt Goldberg’s glowing review.
If you’re wondering how you can get into this screening, we’ve got you covered. To see this free screening you need to emailthecollidermailbox@gmail.comwith the subject line “I Want to See 1917.” Since demand for this one will be extremely high, in the body of the email please include why you should be one of the people that get to attend the screening. In addition, you need to include your name in the body of the email and if you’d like to bring a guest. We’ll be accepting emails until noon on Sunday, December 15thand we’ll contact the people that won passes with specific info about the screening soon after.
Again, the screening is at ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood on December 17that 7pm.
Hope to see you next week!
Here’s the official synopsis for1917:
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’sGeorge MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers-Blake’s own brother among them.
